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Beer, dust and goldfish: Birdsville Races wrap for 2026

Beer, dust and goldfish: Birdsville Races wrap for 2026

The horses weren't the only attraction at the Birdsville Races, with plenty of fun to be had in what's arguably the nation's longest pub crawl.

Mates jump at Green Shadows to get bus to Birdsville

Mates jump at Green Shadows to get bus to Birdsville

Mates jump at Green Shadows to get bus to Birdsville

Mates jump at Green Shadows to get bus to Birdsville

A man who races yabbies and auctions goldfish couldn't resist a stake in a nag that never made it in the city, but is a red-hot chance in the dust and dirt.

Pressure mounts on Labor to strengthen gambling reforms

Pressure mounts on Labor to strengthen gambling reforms

Pressure mounts on Labor to strengthen gambling reforms

Pressure mounts on Labor to strengthen gambling reforms

Labor is holding firm on gambling laws despite growing calls across the parliament for inducements and all advertisements to be outlawed.

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Aussie jockey enjoys maiden Royal Ascot triumph

Aussie jockey enjoys maiden Royal Ascot triumph

Top Australian jockey Zac Lloyd was the toast of Ascot after winning his first race at the royal meeting in England.

King watches Aussie Ascot raiders fade in final furlong

King watches Aussie Ascot raiders fade in final furlong

Watched by the man whose name is on the race Australia's 3-1 favourite Overpass faded to third in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Long faces after barrier blunder in premier horse race

Long faces after barrier blunder in premier horse race

A $250,000 showpiece horse race was run over an incorrect distance, with a report detailing multiple stuff-ups in the lead-up and aftermath.

Immortalised Payne sends message with Flemington statue

Immortalised Payne sends message with Flemington statue

The Victoria Racing Club has unveiled a statue of Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne, which the racing trailblazer hopes will inspire the masses.

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'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

A head trainer has tearfully described seeing an apprentice jockey "sucked under" a horse during a fatal trackwork session as a probe into her death continues.

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

The friend of an apprentice jockey who died in a trackwork accident became emotional as she recalled being told the racehorse shouldn’t have worked that day.

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

An injured horse that returned to racing work months earlier than a vet recommended later collapsed in training, killing an apprentice jockey.

Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva dies

Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva dies

Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva dies

Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva dies

Iconic Australian racehorse Makybe Diva, who won the Melbourne Cup three times, has died after a colic attack.

Cup-winning jockey Melham was thorn in trainer's side

Cup-winning jockey Melham was thorn in trainer's side

Cup-winning jockey Melham was thorn in trainer's side

Cup-winning jockey Melham was thorn in trainer's side

Tony McEvoy recalls a young Jamie Melham "knocking off" his horses before joining forces with the woman who would ultimately deliver him a Melbourne Cup.

Half Yours completes historic Cups double for Melham

Half Yours completes historic Cups double for Melham

Half Yours completes historic Cups double for Melham

Half Yours completes historic Cups double for Melham

Jamie Melham has won the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup aboard the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half Yours in the $10 million race at Flemington.

Half Yours' Cup triumph is one for Australian racing

Half Yours' Cup triumph is one for Australian racing

Half Yours' Cup triumph is one for Australian racing

Half Yours' Cup triumph is one for Australian racing

Half Yours upstaged a tide of imported and visiting stayers to win the $10 million Melbourne Cup for Ballarat-based trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy.

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Red hot glamour shines through rainy Melbourne Cup

Celebrities, fashionistas and revellers at Melbourne Cup haven't let cold and drizzly conditions dampen spirits in the lead-up to Australia's most famous race.

Local hero Half Yours carries weight of a nation

Jockey Jamie Melham's shot at history in the Melbourne Cup comes as local hope Half Yours and new favourite Al Riffa are set to enjoy soft ground at Flemington.

Buckaroo 'class' leads Waller's five-strong Cup assault

Chris Waller has likened Buckaroo's Melbourne Cup preparation to that of 2021 winner Verry Elleegant as the master trainer eyes a second win in the great race.

Dolan whips out secret weapon in Melbourne Cup defence

Top jockey Robbie Dolan believes Royal Supremacy is a genuine Melbourne Cup chance as the Irish expat eyes another slice of Flemington history.

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Rain dance for Cup favourite amid slight distance query

Co-trainer Calvin McEvoy believes Half Yours is every chance to justify his Melbourne Cup favouritism but would love to see rain to boost their chances.

Cup of joy as favourite handed 'perfect' barrier draw

Co-trainer Calvin McEvoy could not have asked for a better result after Melbourne Cup favourite Half Yours drew barrier eight for the great race.

'No one better': red-hot Zahra steals show on Derby day

Mark Zahra has secured four straight wins on Victoria Derby day, piloting hot favourite Observer to victory in the $2 million Group 1 feature at Flemington.

'That much better': Zahra bullish on Derby favourite

Mark Zahra expects short-priced favourite Observer to be far too good for his rivals in the $2 million Victoria Derby despite queries over the race distance.

J-Mac's green light for Meydaan ahead of Cup tilt

UK raider Meydaan has given superstar jockey James McDonald plenty of reason for optimism ahead of the $10 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

'Big, strong': Cup impost no concern for Zahra

Mark Zahra will chase his third Melbourne Cup triumph in four years when he rides topweight Al Riffa at Flemington in the race that stops a nation.

Payne's goosebumps at thought of more female Cup glory

Trailblazing jockey Michelle Payne will be "cheering hard" for Jamie Melham, Celine Gaudray and Rachel King in the $10 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

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